Ehime Summer Interns Mr. Kalani Quiocho and Ms. Robin Itamoto, pictured below on their first day of work at the Ehime Prefectural International Center, recently arrived in Japan. They will be in Japan until mid-August working to promote exchange and goodwill between Hawaii and Japan. All of us at CJS wish them luck during their [...]

UH Manoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw and other members of the UHM faculty, including CJS Director Bob Huey, recently visited with Hirokazu Nakaima, the Governor of Okinawa Prefecture. Pictured below are the Governor and members of his administration with the visiting UH Manoa delegation at the Governor’s office in Naha, Okinawa.

Shoushin Tachibana, President of Ryukoku University and Bishop of the Nishi Honganji Buddhist Sect in Kyoto, Japan, visited the UHM campus on Tuesday and toured the Jakuan Tea House. President Tachibana met with members of the UHM administration and faculty including Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Reed Dasenbrock. Pictured below are President Tachibana and Vice [...]

The Japanese National Honor Society (College Chapter) recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement and excellence in the study of the Japanese language. The Japanese program within the College of Languages, Linguistics, and Literature is pleased to report that nine, or one-third, of the 27 Japanese BA majors who are graduating this semester have been inducted into the National [...]